Best place for live music
Gold: The Ark, 316 S. Main St.
Silver: Firefly Club, 637 S. Main St.
Bronze: University of Michigan Hill Auditorium, 825 N. University Ave.
Best local museum
Gold: Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, 220 E. Ann St.
Silver: University of Michigan Exhibit Museum of Natural History, 1109 Geddes Ave.
Bronze: U-M Museum of Art, 525 S. State St. (Site closed for reconstruction until spring 2009. Exhibitions continue in temporary quarters at UMMA Off/Site, 1301 S. University Ave.)